Tag: Horror

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Stygian: Outer Gods – PC Preview
Previews & Early Access

Stygian: Outer Gods – PC Preview

Stygian: Outer Gods is the prequel to the old game Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones. But this new survival horror is being made Misterial Games. In this early preview, I’ll be looking around the small village of Kingsport. And uncovering clues and events leading up to the Black Day. The game will be releasing on April 14th on Steam. So click here if you think it's up your alley. Warning! This article contains GIFS with flashing images. The whispers, they talk to me. Gameplay The devs aimed for Stygian: Outer Gods focus to be exploration. This is to allow the player to get fully immersed in the story and its characters. We will get to make choices that will create events leading up to the Black Day. Whatever that is. This will come into play when interacting with NPC and how you act w...
Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days – PC Preview
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Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days – PC Preview

Set in 1980s Texas and soon to be entering its early access life cycle, comes Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days. A side-scrolling survival horror game with management mechanics. It’s developed by PikPok and looks rather similar to This War of Mine except with zombies. If any of this catches your eye and you’d rather give it ago yourself without reading this article. Then a demo is available now on Steam with the game launching today. Even in the darkest of days, there is always hope. Gameplay At the start of Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days, we get to pick what duo of survivors we wish to play. Each has its own traits that will either benefit or hinder them during the game. I found it neat that they do have brief backstories to show how they know one another. Once selected, we spawn in...
Forecursed – PC Preview
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Forecursed – PC Preview

Hide and seek takes a turn in Forecursed by William Van Herck. In this action survivor you can play with up to twelve players across a range of maps and try to survive as your friend hunts you down to pass on the curse. We got the chance to get a couple of TC friends together to try out early access. Hide and seek just because a whole lot whackier You can currently grab Forecursed in Early Access from Steam for £8.50. Let's take a look. Gameplay Forecursed is madness from the get go. Even just loading into the player hub you can waste time flinging yourself across the hanger or dip into the jail to test the curse out. It's a nice little training ground that you can back and forth in with other people in the lobby to figure out the controls. That's not necessary however as the contr...
Sorry We’re Closed – PS5 Review
PlayStation Reviews

Sorry We’re Closed – PS5 Review

Survival horror goes back in time in A la Mode Games' latest release Sorry We're Closed. Breakups can be tough. They're even harder when there's a horny demon invading your nightmares begging you to love them. With situations reminiscent of old school Resident Evil and Silent Hill, this neon coloured horror uses an inventive narrative and a cast of witty NPCs to fully immerse players into its world.  Heartbreak, Demons and Magical Guns. What could possibly go wrong? Sorry We're Closed is available on PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X & S and Xbox One. Let's take a look at the PlayStation 5 version shall we? Gameplay You start your first day watching a drama as you close out Michelle's mind-numbing work day. With little more to do, navigate your way to her smal...
Scarlet Hollow – PC Preview
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Scarlet Hollow – PC Preview

There’s something deeply unsettling about small towns. Maybe it’s how everyone knows your business, or perhaps it’s the sense that you might never leave once you’ve arrived. Scarlet Hollow, developed and published by Black Tabby Games, leans into that creeping dread with a masterful blend of mystery, horror, and pitch, black humour. Best known for Slay the Princess, the indie duo behind Black Tabby Games have crafted another narrative-driven gem where your choices matter, your relationships evolve, and no one is getting out unscathed. With four episodes currently available (out of seven planned) on Steam, Scarlet Hollow is already shaping up to be one of the most immersive experiences in gaming. Scarlet might be Hollow but this game is full of greatness What are you most excited about in...
ORDER 13 – PC Review
PC Reviews

ORDER 13 – PC Review

Well, thanks to the team at Cybernetic Walrus, I’ll be fulfilling orders in ORDER 13. A new horror game where we navigate a dark (yet clean) warehouse, while avoiding what lurks in the shadows. Is it monsters or just the lazy colleagues who refuse to work? Who knows? But it looks like I’m gonna find out. If you’re interested, then you can check ORDER 13’s Steam page here. Might need to order some new trousers. Gameplay ORDER 13 doesn’t have a story. All we know is that we get a daily quota, which we must fulfil. You’ll start off by printing out an order with various numbers and letters. These indicate which section/shelf the product is held in. As you head out onto the warehouse floor, you’ll see just how dark it is, which makes navigating kinda difficult. But not overly. On the bot...
Sancticide – Early Access PC Preview
Previews & Early Access

Sancticide – Early Access PC Preview

Sancticide is an early access third-person action game with souls-like combat and roguelite systems. Red Square Games (SlavicPunk: Oldtimer) and Sylen Studio (The Sin Collector: Repentless) are both developing and publishing the game. Explore the dark world of an apocalypse of biblical proportions today only on Steam. The Apocalypse is a Dark, Brutal Place... Reading up on a game description can really only gets you so far. I really am not sure what I was expecting going into Sancticide. What I found was definitely not it. Have you ever run into this before? Where the content within the game isn't what you were expecting? I mean I had an idea but check out my thoughts in the preview below. Gameplay Sancticide is a third-person action game based in the midst of the biblical apocalyp...
Confronted – PC Preview
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Confronted – PC Preview

Confronted has been out since October last year and was made by Grumpy Rock Studios (I love that name). It’s a new survival-horror which emphasises the use of making your own cover. I’ll find resources and attempt to stay away from what stalks me in the shadows. The game is currently in early access on Steam for £5.99. It only has one chapter right now, with two more on the way. When Confronted, Hide Instead. Confronted’s story starts with a narrated letter from a prisoner named Nicolae. Who is pleading for aid from a woman called Dorinela, who we play as? This leads us to go save him from Castle Radu. Gameplay The gameplay of Confronted so far is mainly walking and hiding. Hiding being the key thing to point out. Really early in the game, we get the turn screw. It’s the tool that ...
DEAD LETTER DEPT. – PC Review
PC Reviews

DEAD LETTER DEPT. – PC Review

If data entry wasn't bad enough, Mike Monroe with Belief Engine have added psychological horror into the mix with new release DEAD LETTER DEPT. After moving to the big city, you find yourself working the night shift at a data entry job. Lost letters make their way to your desktop, pleading for you to get them to their home. There are multiple endings to uncover and story hidden in every letter. It's time to clock in and start your shift. DEAD LETTER DEPT. is currently available on Steam for £12.79 Is that a 3 or an 8? Or is it a 0? Gameplay DEAD LETTER DEPT. puts you in the position of a 'data conversion operator'. It is your job to go through all of the mail that the computer cannot decipher and manually input the information one letter at a time. There's a bit of roaming around t...
SCP: Fragmented Minds – PC Preview
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SCP: Fragmented Minds – PC Preview

I love it when studios have a go at making a game of the SCP universe. And HST Studios is shooting their shot. Entering early access is SCP: Fragmented Minds, a new survival horror where we will fight or hide while trying to uncover the truth in an abandoned facility. Its first full chapter is out now on Steam for £7.99. SCP-TC-J [CodeName] Thumb Culture Preview I’m glad to be checking out another single-player SCP game. The amount of creatures and organizations they have gives a lot of chances to tell a new story. The SCP Foundation has something for everyone, from gods to something resembling a cute orange jelly pal. I have already played a couple of other games which are okay, but I’m hoping SCP Fragmented Minds can really push it. One I reviewed not so long ago is Go Home Annie...